Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]

by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words

This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.

Verse 37.53

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आशाय क्षेत्राणि कृषन्ति कर्षका सपुत्रदारा संघटन्ति एकतो ।
नं वर्ष हरति असनी च उत्थिता तद् इदम् असाधु यद् इदं त्वया कृतं ॥ ५३ ॥

āśāya kṣetrāṇi kṛṣanti karṣakā saputradārā saṃghaṭanti ekato |
naṃ varṣa harati asanī ca utthitā tad idam asādhu yad idaṃ tvayā kṛtaṃ || 53 ||

“In hope the husbandmen till their fields, and sons and wives gather to help them. But rain destroys their work or lightning comes to blight it. This that thou doest is not well done. (53)
English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (37.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asha, Kshetra, Krishat, Krishanti, Karshaka, Saputradara, Varsha, Harat, Asani, Utthita, Tad, Tat, Idam, Asadhu, Yat, Yad, Tva, Yushmad, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 37.53). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “āśāya kṣetrāṇi kṛṣanti karṣakā saputradārā saṃghaṭanti ekato ”
āśāya -
āśa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
kṣetrāṇi -
kṣetra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kṛṣanti -
√kṛṣ -> kṛṣat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṛṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]

√kṛṣ -> kṛṣantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]

√kṛṣ (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
karṣakā -
karṣakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
saputradārā -
saputradārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse saṅghaṭanti*ek
Cannot analyse ekato
Line 2: “naṃ varṣa harati asanī ca utthitā tad idam asādhu yad idaṃ tvayā kṛtaṃ ”
Cannot analyse nam*va
varṣa -
varṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

varṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
harati -
√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
asanī -
asanī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

asanī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

asani (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asani (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ca* -
ca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
utthitā -
utthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
asādhu -
asādhu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

asādhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asādhu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

asādhu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.53

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019